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Persistent Surveillance for Ocean Resources Protection

This initiative aims to protect and monitor ocean resources by merging existing technologies in a novel, cost-effective manner. The concept combines satellites, vessel reporting systems, patrols, radars, and autonomous underwater vehicles to provide efficient surveillance. Interested partners include federal agencies, NGOs, private industry, and academia. The project is in two phases: initial proof-of-concept integration and a demonstration project for threat assessment and monitoring. The Mariana Archipelago is a potential deployment site to showcase the system's capabilities.

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Persistent Surveillance for Ocean Resources Protection

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  1. Persistence Surveillance Objectives • Protect U.S. resources, including fisheries, habitats and protected species • Monitor the state of ocean resources • Combine existing technologies in a novel, scalable, cost-effective configurations • Provide persistent surveillance

  2. Persistence Surveillance Concept • Combines existing capabilities including: • Satellites • Vessel reporting systems (AIS and VMS) • Air and surface patrols • Over-the-horizon radars • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles • Merges two existing capabilities in a new way: • Autonomous surface platform (Wave Glider) • Passive acoustic Ultra-short Baseline (USBL)

  3. Persistence Surveillance Interested Partners • Federal Agencies • United States Coast Guard/Dept. of Homeland Security • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Non-governmental Organizations • Google, Marine Conservation Institute, Sylvia Earle, WildAid • Private Industry • Liquid Robotics, Teledyne Benthos • Academia • University of Hawaii – CIMEES Center for Island Maritime Extreme Environmental Security and Stevens Institute of Technology National Center for Secure and Resilient (CSR) Maritime Commerce

  4. Persistent Surveillance Design – Two Phases • Phase I: Proof-of-concept for integrated Wave Glider and USBL technologies • Engineering integration to produce WG/USBL units • Multiple, iterative deployments with three units in 2013 ranging in duration from hours to days • Acoustic algorithm development • Enhancement of USBL firmware based on acoustic data analysis • Field trials with USCG and vessels of opportunity • Integration of WG/USBL data with other relevant datasets (AIS, VMS, HF radar, satellite)

  5. Persistent Surveillance Phase II • Phase II: Demonstration Project • 2014 earliest target deployment for 6-12 months • Objective – Demonstrate threat assessment capabilities of system • presence and behavioral characteristics of vessels • persistent monitoring • Additional units - up to 9 WG, USCG airborne assets • Considered Site: • Marianas Archipelago recommended at 2/2012 Workshop • Remote ocean area of international interest • Feasible staging from Guam - relatively close to bases/infrastructure • Other areas can be considered

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